I. ˈrāv verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English raven, probably from Middle French resver, raver, rever to wander, be delirious
intransitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : to be or seem to be mad or delirious
b. : to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
c. : to declaim wildly, passionately, or boisterously
in vain may heroes fight, and patriots rave — Alexander Pope
2. : to move or advance with violence or in wild agitation : storm , rage — used especially of a natural phenomenon
'tis dark: the iced gusts still rave and beat — John Keats
3. : to be unduly loud or rapturous in one's praise : talk with excessive enthusiasm
rave about her beauty
raved over the baby
transitive verb
: to utter in madness or frenzy : pour forth wildly
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
1. : an act or instance of raving
2.
a. : infatuation , crush
b. : an extravagantly commendatory critique : blurb ; especially : an excessively favorable dramatic criticism
rave reviews of the new show
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of rathe, from Middle English
: one of the upper side pieces of the frame of the body of a wagon or sleigh
IV. noun
Etymology: rave (II)
: a large overnight dance party featuring techno music and usually involving the taking of mind-altering drugs